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Algeria to buy 40 MiG-29s
Algeria has signed a $1.5 billion contract with RSK MiG to acquire 40 MiG-29SMT multirole fighters and place options on another 30, according to Russian press reports.
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Airbus wins...but rival is top dollar
End of year flurry sees European company triumph on orders. However, widebodies give Boeing advantage on value
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Mexican Uprising
Mexico is the latest big market to welcome low-cost start-ups, as the regulatory regime is slowly relaxed. But life has been tougher for its established carriers. Read Flight International's special report.
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Awiator prepares for wake vortex reduction experiment
Differential flap settings and spoiler changes hold key for tackling hazard
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ATR records 90 orders in 2005 to become joint top of regionals league
The resurgence of the turboprop market last year has vaulted ATR to the head of the turboprop order rankings, with 90 net orders for 2005 compared with 61 for Bombardier's Q Series.
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Behind the order book
Record aircraft orders do not necessarily indicate good times ahead, writes Chris Tarry of CTAIRA, with analyses from Fabrice Tacoun
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Garuda crisis deepens after defaults
Garuda Indonesia is in more financial trouble after defaulting on scheduled loan payments that were due at the end of 2005.